sons; and make Mr. Miller himself a clergyman, Mr. Miller's son a lawyer, and Mr. Angelo a foreigner.

(3.) "The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller; a clergyman, his son; a lawyer, Mr. Angelo; a foreigner, his lady, and a little child."

Here Mr. Miller's son becomes a clergyman, Mr. Angelo a lawyer, and the lady and child those of a foreigner who is nameless.

(4.) "The persons inside the coach were Mr. Miller; a clergyman, his son; a lawyer; Mr. Angelo; a foreigner, his lady; and a little child.'

Mr. Angelo here ceases to be a lawyer; there is no longer a foreigner who is the husband of the lady and the father of the child; but the lady is described as being a foreigner, and Mr. Angelo's wife; and the child is not understood as being akin to any person in the coach.

Other alterations might be made in the sense of this passage by altering the punctuation; but sufficient has been done to show the necessity of pointing a passage so as to accord with the fact it is intended to relate.

III. USE OF WORDS.

WORDS are divided, according to their use in expressing ideas, into nine classes, namely:

I. Articles, or words which limit the signification of other words.

II. Nouns, or names of persons, places, and

things.

III. Adjectives, or words which qualify nouns
IV. Pronouns, or words used in place of nouns.
V. Verbs, or words which affirm.

VI. Adverbs, or words which qualify verbs, adjec-
tives, or other adverbs.

VII. Prepositions, or words which show the relation of one thing to another.

VIII. Conjunctions, or words which connect words and sentences.

IX. Interjections, or words which express sudden emotion.

a good

VII. They traveled

the progress is gradual. We are often

desert.

this imprudence he was plunged

new difficulties.

best preparation all the uncertainties futurity, consists conscience, and a cheerful submission the will Heaven.

he is often

VIII. My father mother are in town, my brother is in the coun try. We must be temperate, we would be healthy. advised, he does not reform. prosperity adversity has im proved him. Her talents are more brilliant useful. There is nothing on earth stable to assure us of undisturbed rest, powerful to afford us constant protection.

IX. Virtue! how amiable thou art! Thou who reignest above!

trifles.

joy.

me what shall I do!

! I have been too often occupied with , Simplicity! source of genuine

! the delusions of hope. ! how the tempest rages!

to dwell together in unity!

1. An

most

how pleasant it is for brethren

Take the following words, and connect and arrange them so as to make sense :

EXAMPLE.

Prompts, others, relieve, compassion, to, wants, the, of, us
Compassion prompts us to relieve the wants of others.

EXERCISES.

Heart, has, in, true, its, politeness, the, seat.

2. Unwilling, pain, a, give, to, good, is, mind.

3. Evils, great, is, by, a, human, ourselves, proportion, of, created. 4. Vanity, if, greatness, our, flatters, our, multiplies, it, dangers.

5. For, preparing, another, in, world, this, must, life, we, duties, the, neglect, of, not.

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6. Amiable, there, and, is, more, nothing, respectable, life, in, than, huan, humble, benevolent, character, man, the, of, a, truly, and.

7. I, multitudes, obscure, the, stations, most, broils, are, petty, in, not, less, their, eager, by, nor, passions, tormented, their, less, contend, than, if, they, princely, for, which, prize, were, the, honours.

8. Parent, anxious, with, does, what, the, care, hen, together, call, her, and, offspring, them, wings, her, with, cover! Suggest, mother, does, to your, this, you, of, not, the, sight, and, tenderness, affection? Helpless, watchful, infancy, protected, her, care, you, in, period, the, of, nourished vhen, milk, she, with, you, her, and, move, to, your, taught, limbs, and, scents, its, tongue, unformed, to, your, lisp. Childhood, in, y griefs

she, your, little, over, mourned, delights, in, your, rejoiced, innocent, heal ing, to, sickness, administered, the, balm, in, you, aud, mind, of, instilled the, wisdom, into, love, your, truth, and, of, virtue.

SECTION III.

WORDS TO FORM SENTENCES (continued).

Supply such words as are necessary to make sense of the following exercises:

EXAMPLE.

Old, age, joyless, dreary, season, arrive, unimproved, corrupted, mind. Old age will prove a joyless and dreary season, if we arrive at it with an unimproved or a corrupted mind.

EXERCISES.

1. No, errors, trivial, deserve, mended.

2. Work, dull, performance, capable, pleasing, neither, understanding, imagination.

3. When, Socrates, fell, victim, madness, truth, virtue, fell.

4. Gay, pleasing, sometimes, insidious, dangerous, companions.

5. Taste, useful, knowledge, provide, great, noble, entertainment, other, leave.

6. Anxious, votary, riches, negligent, pleasure.

7. Perseverance, laudable, pursuits, reward, toils, effects, calculations. 8. Changes, continually, place, men, manners, opinions, customs, private, public.

9. Religious, unjustly, romantic, visionary, unacquainted, world, unfit, live.

SECTION IV.

DERIVATIVE WORDS.

Make out a list of derivatives from the following primitive words, and then write a sentence, either quoted or original, containing each of them :

EXAMPLE.

Act, actor, actress, action, active, activity, actively, actual, actually, actuary, actuate, counteract, exact, exact, exactly, exactor, exactness, exaction, inaction, inactive, inactivity, overact, react, reaction, transact, trans action.

I scarcely know how to act in the matter. Like a dull actor now, I have forgot my part. Who is the most celebrated actress of the present day? Both the body and the mind should be kept in action. The steward is an active man of business. Do not remit your activity. We are actively employed. Every man is daily guilty of actual transgression. How often is old age actually arrived before we suspect it. The actuary of the court died very lately. Our passions too frequently actuate our conduct. Counteract the mischief by doing all the good you can. It is enacted in the laws of Venice.

I now exact the penalty. John was here exactly at the hour. Exactions and exactors overspread the land. You have performed the task with great exactness. I lie in a refreshing kind of inaction. Inactive youth will be followed by profitless old age. Virtue concealed is inactivity at best. You overact when you should underdo. The son reacts the father's crimes

The action and reaction are equal. My father transacted business in the Give me a minute account of all

office to-day.

your

transactions.

Vary the expression in the following sentences by changing the parts of speech:

EXAMPLES.

1. Wisdom is better than riches. To be wise is better than to be rich. he wise are better than the rich.

2. Be humble in your whole behavior. Always behave yourself humbly. Behave yourself with humility on all occasions.

EXERCISES.

1. Piety and virtue will make our whole life happy.

2. Modesty is one of the chief ornaments of youth.

3. The eager and presumptuous are continually disappointed.

4. Friendly sympathy heightens every joy.

5. Praise is pleasing to the mind of man.

6. To deceive the innocent is utterly disgraceful.

7. A family where the great Father of the universe is duly reverenced, where parents are honored and obeyed, and where brothers and sisters dwell together in affection and harmony, is surely a most delightful and interesting spectacle.

SECTION VI.

VARIETY OF EXPRESSION (continued).

Vary the expression in the following sentences by using synonymous words and phrases:

EXAMPLE.

Wrath kindles wrath. Anger inflames anger. Strife begets strife One angry passion excites another.

EXERCISES.

1. The avaricious man has no friend.

2. It is not easy to love those whom we do not esteem.

3. Few have courage to correct their friends.

4. Passion swells by gratification.

5. The great source of pleasure is variety.

6. Knowledge is to be gained only by study.

7. Sir Isaac Newton possessed a remarkably mild and even temper This great man, on a particular occasion, was called out of his study to an adjoining apartment. A little dog, named Diamond, the constant but inenrious attendant of his master's researches, happened to be left among the papers, and threw down a lighted candle, which consumed the almost finished labors of some years. Sir Isaac soon returned, and had the mor

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